Gas-heated tailor&#39;s iron.



N0. 807,533. PATENTED DEC. 19, 1905.

J. BARIS.

GAS HEATED TAILORS IRON.

APPLICATION FILED JAN. 26, 1905. r

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PATENTED DEC. 19, 1905.

J. BARIS. GAS HEATED TAILORS IRON.

APPLICATION FILED 3111.26, 1905.

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UNITED STATES PATENT OFFICE.

Specification of Letters Patent.

Patented Dec. 19, 1905.

Application filed January 26, 1905. Serial No. 242,742.

To all whom it may concern.-

Be it known that I, JOSEPH BARIS, a subject of the Czar of Russia, and aresident of Chicago, in the county of Cook and State of Illinois, haveinvented certain new and useful Improvements in Gas-Heated TailorsIrons, of which the following is a full, clear, and exact description.

The object of my invention is to provide an improved gas heated pressingiron for tailors in which the ignited gas and the products of combustiongenerated thereby will thoroughly distribute itself over and heat thebottom plate of the iron and yet be so disposed of as to prevent theradiation from the upper surface thereof from burning the hand of theoperator manipulating it. This I accomplish by simple and cheapmechanism, substantially as hereinafter fully described, and asparticularly pointed out in the claims.

In the drawings, Figure 1 is a side elevation of my improved iron. Fig.2 is a perspective view of the same, showing it open.

Fig. 3 is a vertical central section taken on line 3 3, Fig. 4. Fig. 4is a vertical transverse section taken on dotted line 4 4, Fig. 3. Fig.5 is a horizontal section taken on dotted line 5 5, Fig. 3.

Referring to the drawings, A represents the lower section of a sad-ironconsistin of a bottom plate of the usual shape and pomted either at oneor both ends and having its edges a flanged upward to a correspondingextent all around. The upper section of cover B of the iron consists ofa top plate of the same dimensions as the. bottom plate A and side walls1), formed by flanging the edges of the top late downward, which arealmost twice the depth of the flanged edges a of said bottom. This up ersection B is hinged to one of the flangerf side edges of the bottomsection, preferably midway its length, and when said upper section isclosed over the lower section the edges of the former rest upon theedges of the latter and the two parts can be locked together by means ofa dog or hook c, which is hinged to the side of the top'section of theiron opposite the hinge and engages a suitable stud or pin 0, secured toand projecting from the side of the bottom section, substantially. asshown in the drawings. The to plate has two bosses e e proj ecting downom its under side in alinement with the longitudinal vertical planeintersecting the points of the iron, and secured to these bosses bymeans of screws 6 passing through its top is an inverted box-shapedairchamber D. This chamber is of such dimensions that its sides, whichare made by flanging the edges of its to plate downward and which areparallel wit the side walls of the upper section, are separated from theouter shell of the sad-iron a suitable distance. This air-chamber D isconnected with the outer atmosphere by means of suitable air-inlets X,located at the forward and rear ends of said chamber, and permits of acirculation of air such as is necessary for the pro er combustion of thegas. The bottom of t s chamber D consists of a perforated plate E, whichcorresponds in design and dimensions to the top of said chamber, and issecured by means of screws (1 d to studs (1 d, made integral with v andprojecting u from the bottom of the lower section of t e sad-iron.

Screwed onto and suspended on the end of a pipe F, extending through thecenter of the top of the upper section of the sad-iron within thechamber D, is an elliptical shaped drum G, the under convexed surface ofwhich is perforated. This drum is of such dimensions that it does notcome in contact with the walls of the air-chamber and is so located thatits under side is near the perforated bottom of chamber D when thesadiron is closed. The upper end of pipe F has suitably connected to itabove the top of the iron an elbow g, and extending horizontally fromthis elbow is a nipple K. Nipple K extends past one of the uprights ofthe handle H of the iron, and this nipple is connected by a suitableflexible tube I to the gas-fixture.

In operation thegas is turned on by properly manipulating a suitablecook or valve J,

connected to the outer end of the nipple K, and enters the drum G, andthe gas is lighted, preferably when the iron is open. The iron is thenclosed, and the ignited gas is divided into small jets and flames bybeing assed through the perforated bottom of t e airchamber and comes incontact with the bot tom of the iron, which it thoroughly heats. Theproducts of combustion pass from between the bottom of the air-chamberand the bottom of the iron up between the sides of the air-chamber andthe sides of the upper with the outer atmosphere and having a perforatebottom, and a gas-distributer inclosed within said air-chamber andconnected with a suitable exteriorly-placed source of fuelsupply.

2. A self-heating sad-iron comprising a hollow upper section havingerforated sides,

a hollow lower section hinge thereto, an interiorly-located air-chamberheld out of contact with the walls of said sections, communiting withthe outer atmosphere and having a perforate bottom, and a as-distributerinclosed within said air-chamber and connected with a suitableeXteriorly-placed source of fuel-supply.

3. A self heating sad-iron comprisin a .hollow upper section havingperforated sides, a hollow lower section hinged thereto, aninteriorly-located airchamber communicating with the outer atmosphereand having a perforate bottom, and a gas-distributer suspended withinsaid air-c'hamber out of contact with the walls thereof and havingperforations in the under side of the same and connected with a suitableeXteriorly-placed source of fuel-supply.

4. A self-heating sad iron comprising a hollow upper section havingperforated sides, a hollow lower section hinged thereto, aninteriorly-located air-chamber which is held out of contact with theshells of said sections and has a perforate bottom, and a suitablegas-distributer suspended within said airchamber out of contact with thewalls thereof, and which has suitable perforations in the under sidethereof, and is connected with a sillitable exteriorly-placed source offuel-supo y. p 5. A self-heating sad-iron comprising a hollow uppersection having perforated sides, a hollow lower section hinged thereto,an interiorly-located air-chamber which is heldout of contact with theshells of said sections and has a perforate bottom, a suitablegasdistributer suspended within said air-chamber out of contact with thewalls thereof, and which has'suitable perforations in the under sidethereof, and a suitable eXteriorly-plaeed valve-controlled source offuel-supply with which said gas-distributer is connected.

6. A self-heating sad-iron comprising a hollow upper section havingperforated sides,- a hollow lower section hinged thereto, an air-chambercommunicating with the outer atmosphere, and consisting of an upperhollow imperforate ortion located within the upper section, an aperforate bottom therefor connected to the lower section, and agasdistributer inclosed within said air-chamber and connected with asuitable eXteriorlyplaced source of fuel-supply.

7. A self-heating sad-iron comprising a hollow upper section havingperforated sides near its top, a'hollow lower section hinged thereto, anair-chamber communicating with the outer atmosphere and consisting ofahollow upper portion inclosed within but out of contact with the shellof said up er section, and a perforate bottom secure to said lowersection out of contact with the shell thereof, and a suitablegas-distributer in-' closed within said air-chamberand connected with asuitable exter'iofly-placed valve-concontrolled source of fuel-supply.

8. A self-heating sad iron comprising a hollow u per section havingerforated sides, a hollow ower section hinged thereto, an airchambercommunicating with the outer atmosphere, and consistingof an upperhollow imper'forate portion located'within the upper section, and aperforate bottom therefor-connected to the lower section, and agas-distributer suspended within the upper portion of said air-chamberout of contact with the walls thereof and having perforations in itsunder side and connected with asuitable exteriorly-placed source offuel-supply.

9. A self-heating sad iron comprising a hollow upper section havingperforated sides near its top, a hollow lower section hinged thereto, anair-chamber communicating with the outer atmosphereand consistingofahollow upper portion within but out of contact with the shell of saidupper section, and a perforate bottom secured to-said lower section outof contact with the shell thereof, and a suitable gas distributersuspended within the lower portion of said air-chamber out of contactwiththewallsthereof andhaving perforations in its under side andconnected with a suitable exteriorly placed source of'fuel-supply.

10. A self-heating sad-iron comprising a hollow upper section havingperforations in its sides near its top, an imperfora'te hollow lowersection hinged thereto, an interiorlylocated air-chamber communicatingwith the outer atmosphere and consisting of an upper portion locatedwithin said upper section out of contact with theshell thereof, and aperforate bottom secured within said lower section out of contact withthe walls thereof, and a gas-drum inclosed within the lower portion ofsaid air-chamber and'consisting of a horizontally-disposed flattenedhollow my hand this 16th day of January, A. D. membei havglg its landerside rofided With 1905. a suita l is ose series 0 e orations, and a veitioallgdisposed vah e-controlled JOSEPH BARIS' 5 pipe for suspendingsaid drum which extends Witnesses:

to the interior of said iron. FRANK D. THoMAsoN,

In testimony whereof I have hereunto set E. K. LUNDY.

